100 Best Helicopter Books of All Time

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19 Minutes to Live - Helicopter Combat in Vietnam: A Memoir by Lew Jennings

Lew Jennings

5.0
"19 Minutes to Live" illustrates the incredible courage and determination of helicopter pilots and crews supporting those heroes that carried a rucksack and a rifle in Vietnam. Over 12,000 helicopters were used in the Vietnam War, which is why it became known as "The Helicopter War." Almost half of the helicopters, 5,086, were lost. Helicopter pilots and crews accounted for nearly 10 percent of al
2

Chickenhawk

Robert Mason

5.0
A true story from the battlefield that faithfully portrays the horror, the madness, and the trauma of the Vietnam War

More than half a million copies of Chickenhawk have been sold since it was first published in 1983. Now with a new afterword by the author and photographs taken by him during the conflict, this straight-from-the-shoulder account tells the electrifying truth about the helicopter war
3

Low Level Hell: A Scout Pilot In The Big Red One

Hugh L. Mills Jr., Robert Anderson

4.7
A Vietnam veteran describes his experiences in country, recounting his career as a scout pilot in the Darkhorse Air Cavalry Troop with the 1st Infantry Division. Reprint.
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We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young: Ia Drang-The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam

Harold G. Moore

4.7
The New York Times bestseller, hailed as a “powerful and epic story . . . the best account of infantry combat I have ever read, and the most significant book to come out of the Vietnam War” by Col. David Hackworth, author of the bestseller About Face

In November 1965, some 450 men of the First Battalion, Seventh Cavalry, under the command of Lt. Col. Harold Moore, were dropped into a small clearing
Stephane Grand portrait Recommended by Stephane Grand.
5

Apache. Ed Macy

Ed Macy

4.6
Designed in the mid 1980s to take on the Soviets, the Apache is the most sophisticated fighting helicopter the world has ever known. Ed Macy's account of the incredibly hard Apache selection process combined with his description of the sheer difficulty of flying one provides an insight into the relationship between man & machine.
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Snake Pilot: Flying the Cobra Attack Helicopter in Vietnam

Randy Zahn

4.6
Based on audiotapes he recorded during the war and sent home to his family, Randy Zahn’s Snake Pilot recounts his experiences flying AH-1 Cobra helicopters during the Vietnam War. First deployed in Vietnam in 1967 and loaded with a formidable arsenal of weaponry, the Cobra was the first helicopter designed from inception as an attack aircraft. It dramatically changed the nature of the war in Vietn
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Letter Tracing & Handwriting Practice Book - for Kids: Trace Letters and Numbers Workbook of the Alphabet and Sight Words, ABC print: Preschool, Pre ... to School Children Handwriting without Tears

Jennifer L. Trace

4.5
A fun and engaging way to learn handwriting through letter tracing!

This book helps your loved ones to learn the basics of handwriting with a playful approach to letters and numbers. As your child's confidence and skill increase through practice, so does the complexity and difficulty. Letter tracing and the identification of numbers, letters and sight words are foundational skills this book teaches
8

Helicopter Flying Handbook (Federal Aviation Administration): FAA-H-8083-21A

Federal Aviation Administration

4.5
Compiled by the Federal Aviation Administration, this handbook is the ultimate technical manual for anyone who flies or wants to learn to fly a helicopter. If you’re preparing for private, commercial, or flight instruction pilot certificates, it’s more than essential reading—it’s the best possible study guide available, and its information can be lifesaving. In authoritative and easy-to-understand
9

Bloody Bones (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #5)

Laurell K. Hamilton

4.5
In Laurell K. Hamilton's "New York Times" bestselling novels, Anita Blake, vampire hunter and animator, takes a bite out of crime-of the supernatural kind. But even someone who deals with death on a daily basis can be unnerved by its power...
When Branson, Missouri, is hit with a death wave-four unsolved murders-it doesn't take an expert to realize that all is not well. But luckily for the locals
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Remote Pilot - Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) Study Guide FAA-G-8082-22: (Drone Pilot Written Test Prep)

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration

4.5

FAA Remote Pilot - Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) Study Guide FAA-G-8082-22.Released in 2016, for use in 2026. Color Print.The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has published the Remote Pilot – Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) Study Guide to communicate the knowledge areas you need to study to prepare to take the Remote Pilot Certificate with an sUAS rating airman knowledge test.

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Clear and Present Danger (Jack Ryan, #5)

Tom Clancy

4.4
Colombian drug lords, bored with Uncle Sam's hectoring, assassinate the head of the FBI. The message is clear: Bug off!
At what point do these druggies threaten national security? When can a nation act against its enemies? These are questions Jack Ryan must answer because someone has quietly stepped over the line.
Does anyone know who the real enemy is? How much action is too much? Which lines have
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The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax, #2)

Dorothy Gilman

4.4
When Emily Pollifax answers the phone that Sunday morning, she quickly forgets all about her Garden Club tea that afternoon. For the voice on the other end belonged to a man she had never seen, a man from the CIA who asked her if she could leave immediately on a mission that would take her halfway across the world! What could Mrs. Pollifax say but yes?
13

Mirage (Oregon Files, #9)

Clive Cussler and Jack Du Bru

4.4
The extraordinary new novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series from the grand master of adventure.
In October 1943, a U.S. destroyer sailed out of Philadelphia and supposedly vanished, the result of a Navy experiment with electromagnetic radiation. The story was considered a hoax — but now Juan Cabrillo and his Oregon colleagues aren’t so sure.

There is talk of a new weapon soon to be auc

14

The Aviators: Stories of U.S. Army Helicopter Combat in the Vietnam War, 1971-72

Rex Gooch

4.4
15

The Silent Sea (Oregon Files, #7)

Clive Cussler, Jack Du Brul

4.4
Clive Cussler's tales of the Oregon and its crew-"the clever, indefatigable Juan Cabrillo and his merry band of tough, tech-savvy fighting men and women" (Publishers Weekly)-have made fans of hundreds of thousands of readers. But the Oregon's sixth adventure is its most remarkable one yet.

On December 7, 1941, five brothers exploring a shaft on a small island off the coast of Washington State mak
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Aeronautical Chart User's Guide Complete Edition: Aeronautical Information Services (Color)

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration

4.4

Effective Date: 09 JULY 2026. Printed in Color.This is the FAA Aeronautical Chart User's Guide. Complete edition containing:VFR Charting Products (Includes Sectional, Terminal Area, Caribbean, Flyway, and Helicopter Charts)IFR Enroute ChartsTerminal Procedure Publications (TPP)This Chart Users' Guide is an explanation to the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) aeronautical charts and publicati

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1966 the Year of the Horse

Robert K. Powers

4.4
1966 THE YEAR OF THE HORSE is the author's autobiography of his Vietnam military experience from his induction to his honorable discharge from the Army. It is his story and the story of the men that he served with. It is descriptive of the hardships and horrors that they endured in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam. It was 1966, the Chinese Year of the Horse, and the horse was the symbol of t
18

Rescue Pilot

Dan McKinnon

4.4
Naval aviator Dan McKinnon recounts the dramatic at-sea rescues conducted during his anything-but-peaceful peacetime service in the US Navy from 1956-1959. Rescue accounts include an ejected test-pilot; a crew member washed overboard their air carrier flight deck; and an amazing mission in the Red China Seas. The long shipboard assignments common to Navy history of time period are also portrayed a
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Flight: The Complete History of Aviation

R.G. Grant

4.4
A visual guide to aviation and man's conquest of the skies, covering the earliest pioneers of flight to modern-day space technology. Created in association with the Smithsonian Institution and now in paperback.

Over 100 years ago, the Wright brothers flew in a shaky plane for the first time. Today, pilots can fly faster than the speed of sound, creating a sonic boom.

Filled with thousands of full-co
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Pegasus in Flight (The Talent, #2)

Anne McCaffrey

4.4
As director of the Jerhattan Parapsychic Center, telepath Rhyssa Owen coordinated the job assignments for psychically gifted Talents. And though she had her hands full dealing with the unreasonable demand for kinetics to work on the space platform that would be humankind's stepping-stone to the stars, she was always ready to welcome new Talents to the Center.

Feisty and Streetwise, twelve-year-old
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Helicopter Flying Handbook: FAA-H-8083-21B

Federal Aviation Administration

4.4

FAA Helicopter Flying Handbook FAA-H-8083-21B. This handbook supersedes FAA-H-8083-21A, Helicopter Flying Handbook, dated 2012. Gyroplane information can be found in the FAA-H-8083-20, Gyroplane Flying Handbook.Printed in Color.Released in 2019, for use in 2026. The Helicopter Flying Handbook is designed as a technical manual for applicants who are preparing for their private,commercial, or flight

22

Helicopters

Mary Lindeen

4.4
Find out how helicopters fly and their many jobs in our world. Basic text supports sharp photos.
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Shock Wave (Dirk Pitt, #13)

Clive Cussler

4.4
From an island off the coast of Australia, a diamond tycoon heads a reign of terror, but he has never come up against the fury of a man like Dirk Pitt
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The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax, #3)

Dorothy Gilman

4.4
While waiting for a view of her night-blooming cereus, the mild-seeming Mrs. Pollifax received urgent orders for a daring mission to aid an escape. Soon, the unlikely-looking international spy was sporting a beautiful new hat that hid eight forged passports....
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Rainbow Six (John Clark, #2; Jack Ryan Universe, #10)

Tom Clancy

4.4
Over the course of nine novels, Tom Clancy’s “genius for big, compelling plots” and his “natural narrative gift” (The New York Times Magazine) have mesmerized hundreds of millions of readers and established him as one of the preeminent storytellers of our time. Rainbow Six, however, goes beyond anything he has done before.

At its heart is John Clark, the ex-Navy SEAL of Without Remorse, well known

Aviation Instructor's Handbook: FAA-H-8083-9B (Color Print) book cover26

Aviation Instructor's Handbook: FAA-H-8083-9B (Color Print)

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration

4.3

FAA Aviation Instructor's Handbook FAA-H-8083-9B.Released in 2020, for use in 2026. Printed in Color.Designed for ground instructors, flight instructors, and aviation maintenance instructors, the Aviation Instructor’s Handbook was developed by the Flight Standards Service, Airman Testing Standards Branch, in cooperation with aviation educators and industry to help beginning instructors understand

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To the Limit: An Air Cav Huey Pilot in Vietnam

Tom A. Johnson

4.3
During the Vietnam War, one out of every eighteen helicopter pilots never made it home alive. At age nineteen, Tom Johnson flew in the thick of it, and lived to tell his harrowing tale.

Johnson piloted the UH-1 "Iroquois"-better known as the "Huey"-as part of the famous First Air Cavalry Division. His battalion was one of the most decorated units of the Vietnam War, and helped redefine modern war
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Heli the Helo Goes to the Airshow

Shawn Tracy Robinson

4.3
A big blue helicopter and his pilot Joe Baker have to make their way to Pensacola from San Diego for the big Air Show. They encounter many adventures along the way. Upon arriving, Heli finds that the children seem to only be interested in the fast and fancy jet planes. Is there anything that Joe can do to help Heli?
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Raise the Titanic! (Dirk Pitt, #4)

Clive Cussler

4.3
The President's secret task force has developed an unprecedented defensive weapon that relies on an extremely rare radioactive element--and Dirk Pitt has followed a twisted trail to a secret cache of the substance. Now, racing against brutal storms, Soviet spies, and a ticking clock, Pitt begins his most thrilling mission--to raise from its watery grave the shipwreck of the century...
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Flood Tide (Dirk Pitt, #14)

Clive Cussler

4.3
Following the runaway success of his first nonfiction book, The Sea Hunters, Clive Cussler returns with his legendary fictional hero Dirk Pitt" - in a masterfully crafted tale of villainy on the high seas and the Mississippi River that can only enhance his status as the grand master of adventure fiction.

The coin of the realm for the wealthy, insatiably greedy Chinese smuggler who is Dirk Pitt's a
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Learning to Fly Helicopters

R. Padfield

4.3
Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.
A comprehensive guide to helicopter flying and flighttraining for aspiring private or professional helicopterpilots--updated for the first time in 20 years!Extensively revised to cover the latest industry advance
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Executive Orders (Jack Ryan, #8)

Tom Clancy

4.3
A runaway Jumbo jet has crashed into the Capitol Building in Washington, leaving the President dead along with most of the Cabinet and Congress. Dazed a confused, the man who only minutes before was confirmed as the new caretaker Vice-President is told that he is now President of the United States.

President John Patrick Ryan

But how do you run a government with out a government? Where do you begin?

33

Treasure (Dirk Pitt, #9)

Clive Cussler

4.3
Charts of lost gold... breathtaking art and rare volumes... maps of hidden oil and mineral deposits that could change the world's balance of power. Now DIRK PITT discovers the secret trail of the treasures of Alexandria-- a trail that plunges him into a brutal conspiracy for total domination of the globe. Zealots threaten to unseat the governments of Egypt and Mexico, exposing America to invasion
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Gunship Pilot: An Attack Helicopter Warrior Remembers Vietnam

Robert F. Hartley

4.3
What would you expect from a girl named Malice? At twelve, her definition of family is nixed when her father, Rick, reveals that he is gay and leaves home. Ruth, her emotionally distant mother, punishes Rick by delivering Malice at midnight ("like some ding-dong ditch it game") on the doorstep of the house he shares with his lover, Grey. Disillusioned by her parents' separation, and her religion,
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Sahara (Dirk Pitt, #11)

Clive Cussler

4.3
1996, Egypt. Searching for a treasure on the Nile, DIRK PITT thwarts the attempted assassination of a beautiful U.N. scientist investigating a disease that is driving thousands of North Africans into madness, cannibalism, and death. The suspected cause of the raging epidemic is vast, unprecedented pollution that threatens to extinguish all life in the world's seas. Racing to save the world from en
Andrew Elliott portrait Recommended by Andrew Elliott.
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Devil's Gate (NUMA Files, #9)

Clive Cussler, Graham Brown

4.3
A Japanese cargo ship cruises the eastern Atlantic near the Azores- when it bursts into flames. A gang of pirates speeds to take advantage of the disaster-when their boat explodes. What is happening in this part of the world?As Kurt Austin, Joe Zavala, and the rest of the NUMA Special Assignments Team rush to investigate, they find themselves drawn into the extraordinary ambitions of an African di
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Ghost Ship (NUMA Files, #12)

Clive Cussler, Graham Brown

4.3
The dazzling new novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series from the grand master of adventure.

When Kurt Austin is injured attempting to rescue the passengers and crew from a sinking yacht, he wakes with fragmented and conflicted memories. Did he see an old friend and her children drown, or was the yacht abandoned when he came aboard? For reasons he cannot explain, Kurt doesn’t trust eithe
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Atlantis Found (Dirk Pitt, #15)

Clive Cussler

4.3
Dirk Pitt discovers Atlantis, in a breathtaking novel from the grand master of adventure fiction.

Clive Cussler has long since proven himself one of America's most popular authors--a master of intricate, audacious plotting and "vibrant, rollicking narrative" (Chicago Tribune). But Atlantis Found may be his most audacious novel of all.

September l858: An Antarctic whaler stumbles upon an aged wreck,
Off the Wall: Death in Yosemite book cover39

Off the Wall: Death in Yosemite

Michael P. Ghiglieri & Charles R. "Butch" Farabee, Jr., Jim Myers

4.3
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Debt of Honor (Jack Ryan, #7)

Tom Clancy

4.3
Razio Yamata is one of Japan's most influential industrialists, and part of a relatively small group of authority who wield tremendous authority in the Pacific Rim's economic powerhouse.

He has devised a plan to cripple the American greatness, humble the US military, and elevate Japan to a position of dominance on the world stage.

Yamata's motivation lies in his desire to pay off aDebt of Honor to h

100 Aircraft Big Coloring Book: Airplanes, Jet Fighters, Helicopters & More! Realistic Coloring Pages best for Aviation Lovers aged 5+ (Super Coloring Journey) book cover41

100 Aircraft Big Coloring Book: Airplanes, Jet Fighters, Helicopters & More! Realistic Coloring Pages best for Aviation Lovers aged 5+ (Super Coloring Journey)

Happy Coloring Adventure

4.3

A great relaxing activity for all aviation enthusiasts.Inside this coloring book, you’ll find everything from beautiful timeless old airplanes to modern fighter jets and elegant airliners. This impressive range of aircraft will spark curiosity and creativity in aviation fans of any age.What will you find inside the book?Jet Airplanes – including military airplanes, passenger planes, and cargo airc

42

Dustoff 7-3: Saving Lives Under Fire in Afghanistan

Erik Sabiston

4.3
Dustoff 7-3 tells the true story of four unlikely heroes in the rugged mountains of Afghanistan, where medics are forced to descend on wires to reach the wounded and helicopter pilots must fight wind, weather, and enemy fire to pluck casualties from some of the world’s most difficult combat arenas. Complete opposites thrown together, cut off, and outnumbered, Chief Warrant Officer Erik Sabiston an
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Zero Hour (NUMA Files, #11)

Clive Cussler, Graham Brown

4.3
It is called zero point energy, and it really exists—a state of energy contained in all matter everywhere, and thus all but unlimited. Nobody has ever found a way to tap into it, however—until one scientist discovers a way.

Or at least he thinks he has. The problem is, his machines also cause great earthquakes, even fissures in tectonic plates. One machine is buried deep underground; the other is
44

Cyclops (Dirk Pitt, #8)

Clive Cussler

4.3
A wealthy American financier disappears on a treasure hunt in an antique blimp. From Cuban waters, the blimp drifts toward Florida with a crew of dead men-- Soviet cosmonauts. DIRK PITT discovers a shocking scheme: a covert group of U.S. industrialists has put a colony on the moon, a secret base they will defend at any cost. Threatened in space, the Russians are about to strike a savage blow in Cu
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Scram!: The Gripping First-hand Account of the Helicopter War in the Falklands

Harry Benson

4.3
In April 1982 Harry Benson was a 21-year-old Royal Navy commando helicopter pilot, fresh out of training and one of the youngest helicopter pilots to serve in the Falklands War. These pilots, nicknamed 'junglies', flew most of the land-based missions in the Falklands in their Sea King and Wessex helicopters. Much of what happened in the war - the politics, task force ships, Sea Harriers, landings,
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Helicopter Flying Handbook (Federal Aviation Administration): FAA-H-8083-21B

Federal Aviation Administration

4.3
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High-Flying Helicopters

Tony Mitton and Ant Parker

4.2
Hover in the air with some wacky animal pilots in this cheerful picture book all about helicopters. Spirited wordplay, vibrant art, plus a visual dictionary, make this title a must have for bookshelves everywhere.

This book is filled with lively rhyming text by the award-winning poet Tony Mitton that perfectly complements Ant Parker's bold, bright illustrations. A picture dictionary identifying hel
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Serpent (NUMA Files, #1)

Clive Cussler

4.2
On the bottom of the icy sea off Nantucket lies the battered remains of the Italian luxury liner, Andrea Doria. But few know that within its bowels rests a priceless pre-Columbian antiquity—a treasure that now holds the key to a puzzle that is costing people their lives. For Kurt Austin, the leader of a courageous National Underwater Marine Agency (NUMA) exploration team, the killing begins when h
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Planes, Jets & Helicopters

John Bringhurst

4.2
Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.
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Walk, Run, Fly Again: A Combat Pilot’s Return to the Cockpit

Lisette Alvarez

4.2

“Powerful, deeply personal and inspiring beyond words! Walk, Run, Fly Again will give you hope that no matter what setbacks you face in life—you can overcome them with grit, love and faith. Let John Alvarez show you how!”— Admiral William H. McRaven, US Navy (Retired), #1 New York Times bestselling authorWhat happens when everything is taken from you... and you refuse to accept it?Walk, Run, Fly A

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The Kingdom (Fargo Adventure, #3)

Clive Cussler, Grant Blackwood

4.2
Sam and Remi Fargo return for the thrilling third adventure in the acclaimed new series.

In "Spartan Gold" and "Lost Empire," Clive Cussler brought readers into the world of husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo, whose passion and instinct for treasure-hunting has led to extraordinary discoveries-and perilous journeys.

Their next adventure, however, might be their most astonishing yet.

The Farg
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The Cat Who Said Cheese (Cat Who... #18)

Lilian Jackson Braun

4.2
Everything smells in Pickax when a killer invades the Great Food Expo. Luckily, Qwill is on the scene, his mustache twitching with suspicions. In her 18th Cat Who... mystery, best selling author Lilian Jackson Braun sends Qwill and the cats on a trail that will demand all their feline intuition and mustachioed insight.
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Deep Six (Dirk Pitt, #7)

Clive Cussler

4.2
Another “impossible to put down” (Houston Chronicle) classic Dirk Pitt adventure from the New York Times bestselling author of the NUMA Files and the Sam and Remi Fargo Adventures.

A deadly tide of poison flows into ocean waters. A ghost ship drifts across the empty northern Pacific. A luxury Soviet liner blazes into a funeral pyre. The Presidential yacht cruises the Potomac night—and the President
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Arctic Drift (Dirk Pitt, #20)

Clive Cussler, Dirk Cussler

4.2
A potential breakthrough discovery to reverse global warming... a series of unexplained sudden deaths in British Columbia... a rash of international incidents between the United States and one of its closest allies that threatens to erupt into an actual shooting war... NUMA director Dirk Pitt and his children, Dirk Jr. and Summer, have reason to believe there's a connection here somewhere, but the
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Treasure of Khan (Dirk Pitt, #19)

Clive Cussler, Dirk Cussler

4.2
Black Wind continued Dirk Pitt's meteoric career with one of Clive Cussler's most audacious, and well-received novels yet. But now Cussler takes an extraordinary leap, with one of his most remarkable villains ever.

Genghis Khan-the greatest conqueror of all time, who, at his peak, ruled an empire that stretched from the Pacific Ocean to the Caspian Sea. His conquests are the stuff of legend, his t
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White Death (NUMA Files, #4)

Clive Cussler, Paul Kemprecos

4.2
A ruthless corporation is about to take command of the seas. This is a mission for Kurt Austin and the NUMA team.
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Hellfire

Ed Macy

4.2
The true story of one man's determination to master the world's deadliest helicopter and of a split-second decision that changed the face of modern warfare. Ed Macy bent every rule in the book to get to where he wanted to be: on Ops in the stinking heat of the Afghan summer, with the world's greatest weapons system at his fingertips. It's 2006 and he is part of an elite group of pilots assigned to
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The Storm (NUMA Files, #10)

Clive Cussler, Graham Brown

4.2
In the middle of the Indian Ocean, a NUMA research vessel is taking water samples at sunset, when a crew member spots a sheen of black oil ahead of them. But it is not oil. Like a horde of army ants, a swarm of black particles suddenly attacks the ship, killing everyone aboard, while the ship itself goes up in flames.

A few hours later, Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala are on their way to the Indian Ocea
Military Helicopter Coloring Book Gift for Adults Kids Boys Girls Teens 50 Pages Single Sided Coloring Activity Book for Children Bold and Easy Stress ... Chopper Lover Aircraft Coloring Book book cover59

Military Helicopter Coloring Book Gift for Adults Kids Boys Girls Teens 50 Pages Single Sided Coloring Activity Book for Children Bold and Easy Stress ... Chopper Lover Aircraft Coloring Book

Mode Art Design

4.2

Discover the ultimate Military Helicopter Coloring Book, designed for enthusiasts of all ages! This 50-page activity book features bold and easy-to-color helicopter designs that cater to both kids and adults. Whether you're a young artist, a teen looking for a creative outlet, or an adult seeking stress relief, this coloring book offers a fun and engaging way to unwind. Each page is single-sided,

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Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist (Mrs. Pollifax, #13)

Dorothy Gilman

4.2
Working with her retired CIA friend John Farrell, Mrs. Pollifax must smuggle a manuscript out of Jordan, a document that encodes the shocking truth of Saddam Hussein's reign.
Hardly are the two airborne when the coils of Middle Eastern intrigue begin to unwind. Mrs. Pollifax's seatmate is not the affable Arab businessman he pretends to be. It is not imagination that persuades Mrs. P. that wherever
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HOT Pursuit (Hostile Operations Team, #1)

Lynn Raye Harri

4.2
He took her innocence. He broke her heart. He's the only one who can save her life...

Evie Baker hasn’t seen Matt Girard in ten years. Not since the night she gave him her virginity. Now the Black Ops soldier is back in town and looking to make things right. Too bad she doesn’t believe a word he says. But when her sister goes missing and Evie’s suddenly a suspect in a murder, Matt’s the only man sh
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The Navigator (NUMA Files, #7)

Clive Cussler, Paul Kemprecos

4.2
Years ago, an ancient Phoenician statue known as the Navigator was stolen from the Baghdad Museum, and there are men who would do anything to get their hands on it. Their first victim is a crooked antiquities dealer, murdered in cold blood. Their second very nearly is a UN investigator who, were it not for the timely assistance of Austin and Zavala, would now be at the bottom of a watery grave.

Wha

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Loach!: The Story of the H-6/Model 500 Helicopter

Wayne Mutza

4.2
Don't be fooled by the small size of the H-6/Model 500 helicopter. In the scout role in Vietnam, OH-6As and their aircrew became legends for their high-risk work in the low-level environment. Wayne Mutza presents the small, dynamic helicopter's story in this well-written, superbly detailed, and lavishly illustrated volume. Much of the OH-6A's combat record in Vietnam is told in firsthand accounts.
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Undaunted Valor: An Assault Helicopter Unit in Vietnam

Colonel Matt Jackson

4.2
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Apache Dawn

Damien Lewis

4.2
The Apache attack helicopter is one of the world's most awe - some weapons systems. Deployed for the first time in Afghanistan, it has already passed into legend. The only thing more incre - dible than the Apache itself are the pilots that fly her. For the first time, "Apache Dawn "tells their story--and their baptism of fire in the unforgiving battle of Helmand Province. Their call-sign was "Ugly
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Absolute Zero (Touch of Frost #2)

Lynn Rus

4.2
This is an alternate cover edition for B00KDPJOYK

Death may be the only way I can live…

The Center is destroyed. Mandy and Georgia have their own place near campus and are ready to start their new lives as college students. All that’s missing is Mandy’s steamy relationship with Zach. His sudden distance and irritability has Mandy wondering…and possibly wandering.

Nate Ashcroft, a beautiful, but myst
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Teacher Misery: Helicopter Parents, Special Snowflakes, and Other Bullshit

Jane Morris

4.1
Teacher Misery perfectly encapsulates the comical misery that has become the teaching profession. Morris' strange, funny, and sometimes unbelievable teaching experiences are told through a collection of short stories, essays and artifacts including real emails from parents, students and administrators. From the parents who blame their son's act of arson on the teacher for causing him low self-este
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Iceberg (Dirk Pitt, #3)

Clive Cussler

4.1
Frozen inside a million-ton mass of ice-the charred remains of a long missing luxury yacht, vanished en route to a secret White House rendezvous. The only clue to the ship's priceless-and missing-cargo: nine ornately carved rings and the horribly burned bodies of its crew.
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Golden Buddha (Oregon Files, #1)

Clive Cussler

4.1
Juan Cabrillo skippers a disguised spy ship - for hire for covert missions. In this adventure he must find and seize a golden Buddha - the artifact and its contents are vital to striking a deal with the Russians and the Chinese and restoring the Dalai Lama to power in Tibet.
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War In The Shallows: U.S. Navy Coastal And Riverine Warfare In Vietnam 1965-1968

John Darrell Sherwood, Naval History & Heritage Command (U.S.)

4.1
At the height of the U.S. Navy’s involvement in the Vietnam War, the Navy’s coastal and riverine forces included more than 30,000 Sailors and over 350 patrol vessels ranging in size from riverboats to destroyers. These forces developed the most extensive maritime blockade in modern naval history and fought pitched battles against Viet Cong units in the Mekong Delta and elsewhere. War in the Shallo
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Polar Shift (NUMA Files, #6)

Clive Cussler

4.1
60 years ago, a Hungarian scientist discovered how to artificially trigger a polar shift, but time has forgotten his work - until now. Austin, Zavala and the rest of the NUMA team must find out who has access to this powerful technology before the Earth is made to pay.
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The Bear and the Dragon (John Clark, #3)

Tom Clancy

4.1
Time and again, Tom Clancy's novels have been praised not only for their big-scale drama and propulsive narrative drive but for their cutting-edge prescience in predicting future events.

In The Bear and the Dragon, the future is very near at hand indeed.

Newly elected in his own right, Jack Ryan has found that being President has gotten no easier: domestic pitfalls await him at every turn; there'

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LEGO® Action Vehicles: Police Helicopter, Fire Truck, Ambulance, and More

Chanh Ngoc Truong, Francesco Frangioja, et al.

4.1
Countless hours of LEGO® fun for both novices and seasoned enthusiasts! Easy-to-follow, step-by-step diagrams and full-color photos show how to use LEGO® bricks to create a fleet of emergency and heavy-duty vehicles, including a police helicopter, a fire tanker truck, an ambulance, a SWAT team truck, and dozens of others. Each model features a "pieces required" list to ensure that builders have th
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Danger Close: My Epic Journey as a Combat Helicopter Pilot in Iraq and Afghanistan

Amber Smith

4.1
Inspiring and “riveting…vivid and harrowing” (Sean Parnell, author of Outlaw Platoon), Danger Close is the first memoir of active combat by a female helicopter pilot in Iraq and Afghanistan. New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor raves, “Men and women alike will love this incredible tale of heroism, humility, and high-octane feats of bravery.”

Amber Smith flew into enemy fire in some of the mo
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The Mediterranean Caper (Dirk Pitt, #2)

Clive Cussler

4.1
Dirk Pitt rides a tidal wave of intrigue in this classic Cussler.

On an isolated Greek island, a World War I fighter plane attacks a modern U.S. Air Force base--a mysterious saboteur preys on an American scientific expedition--and Dirk Pitt plays a deadly game of hunter and hunted with the elusive head of an international smuggling ring.

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Helicopters

Jeffrey Zuehlke

4.1
Helicopters can fly very fast, they can even hover in one place, and land in very small areas. There are helicopters that work for news crews, the police and hospitals.
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Principles of Helicopter Flight

W.J. Wagtendonk

4.1
Recently updated, this comprehensive handbook explains the aerodynamics of helicopter flight, as well helicopter maneuvers, unlike many aviation training manuals which are strictly how-to guides. Beginning aerodynamics, each step of the process is fully illustrated and thoroughly explained—from the physics advanced operations to helicopter design and performance—providing helicopter pilots with a
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The Art and Science of Flying Helicopters

Shawn Coyle

4.1
THE EXTRAORDINARY WORLD OF HELICOPTERS: Explore the world of helicopters with vibrant illustrations. Learn how they fly, discover their history, see ... interesting facts in this exciting book! book cover79

THE EXTRAORDINARY WORLD OF HELICOPTERS: Explore the world of helicopters with vibrant illustrations. Learn how they fly, discover their history, see ... interesting facts in this exciting book!

Marbella Publishing

4.1

Welcome aboard, young adventurers! In this book, we'll uncover the secrets of these amazing flying machines, with simple explanations, wonderful photos, and colorful illustrations.Have you ever wondered how a helicopter works or dreamed of becoming a pilot?First, let's explore the magic behind how helicopters stay up in the sky.But hold on tight because our journey doesn't stop there! We'll travel

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Dressed to Kill

Charlotte Madison

4.1
"My fingers close around the trigger. I pause for a split second to think about the bullets I am about to spray across the ground. After today, I'll no longer be the new girl." Captain Charlotte Madison is blonde, beautiful and flies Apache helicopters for a living. She has completed two tours of duty in Afghanistan and is currently fighting on the frontline in her third. DRESSED TO KILL shows us
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Rattler One-Seven: A Vietnam Helicopter Pilot's War Story

Chuck Gross

4.1
Rattler One-Seven puts you in the helicopter seat, to see the war in Vietnam through the eyes of an inexperienced pilot as he transforms himself into a seasoned combat veteran.

When Chuck Gross left for Vietnam in 1970, he was a nineteen-year-old Army helicopter pilot fresh out of flight school. He spent his entire Vietnam tour with the 71st Assault Helicopter Company flying UH-1 Huey helicopters.
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Spartan Gold (Fargo Adventure, #1)

Clive Cussler

4.0
Thousands of years ago, the Persian king Xerxes the Great was said to have raided the Treasury at Delphi, carrying away two solid gold pillars as tribute. In 1800, Napoleon Bonaparte and his army stumble across the pillars in the Pennine Alps. Unable to transport them Napoleon creates a map on the labels of twelve bottles of rare wine. And when Napoleon dies, the bottles disappear.

Treasure hunters

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Tales of a Helicopter Pilot

Richard C. Kirkland

4.0
Richard Kirkland is legendary for his P-38 Lightning missions in the South Pacific theater during WWII. After the war, he realized the potential of Igor Sikorsky’s new flying machine, and he traded in his fighter-pilot wings for rotors. The nerve-racking chopper missions he has flown are the stuff of legend: scrambling to evacuate president Harry Truman after an unthinkable “code red one” alert co
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Flight Instructor Instrument Practical Test Standards (PTS) for Airplane Rating and Helicopter Rating (FAA-S-8081-9E)

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration

4.0

FAA Flight Instructor Instrument Practical Test Standards (PTS) for Airplane Rating and Helicopter Rating (FAA-S-8081-9E).Effective May 31, 2024. FAA-S-8081-9E supersedes FAA-S-8081-9D, Flight Instructor Instrument Practical Test Standards (PTS) for Airplane and Helicopter with Changes 1 & 2, dated July 2010.FAA-S-8081-9E, Flight Instructor Instrument Practical Test Standards (PTS) for Airplane Ra

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Russia's Warplanes, Volume 2: Russian-Made Military Aircraft and Helicopters Today

Piotr Butowski

4.0
Following the success of the first offering in the series, Harpia Publishing presents the second volume of Russia's Warplanes, completing what has become a standard reference work on the subject. Once again researched and written by the acknowledged expert in the field, the book draws upon the author's unrivaled connections within the Russian aerospace industry to conclude this comprehensive direc
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Hero Mom

Melinda Hardin, Bryan Langdo

4.0
The moms in this book are superheroes. They may not leap over tall buildings, and they may not have super-human speed. But these moms construct buildings, fly planes, and make tanks roll. They do all kinds of things to help create a safer world. These superheroes are moms. Military moms. Hero moms.
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South of Heaven: My Year in Afghanistan

Daniel Flores, Sandra Parisi Kilisz

4.0
In late 2005, the total casualties in Afghanistan were just barely over one hundred; meanwhile, the news agencies were publicizing, each day, the thousands of American soldiers who were dying in Iraq. There was rarely any mention at all of the conflict going on in Afghanistan. Little did Daniel Flores know that one year later he would be witness to the Taliban resurgence and lose some of his frien
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McToad Mows Tiny Island

Tom Angleberger, John Hendrix

4.0
McToad likes Thursdays. Why? Because on every other day of the week, McToad mows Big Island, but on Thursdays, McToad mows Tiny Island. To do so, he puts his mower on the back of a truck, which drives to a train, which goes to a helicopter, which flies to a boat, which uses a crane to put the lawn mower onto Tiny Island. There McToad mows and drinks some lemonade, and before you know it, it’s time
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Special Agent Man: My Life in the FBI as a Terrorist Hunter, Helicopter Pilot, and Certified Sniper

Steve Moore

4.0
For decades, movies and television shows have portrayed FBI agents as fearless heroes leading glamorous lives, but this refreshingly original memoir strips away the fantasy and glamour and describes the day-to-day job of an FBI special agent. The book gives a firsthand account of a career in the Federal Bureau of Investigation from the academy to retirement, with exciting and engaging anecdotes ab
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The Black Swan (Fairy Tales, #2)

Mercedes Lackey

4.0
As the only child of a powerful sorcerer, Odile Von Rothbart has studied the magical arts under her father’s stern tutelage all her life. Yet she feels only fear toward him. For considering his wife’s untimely death the ultimate betrayal, Baron Von Rothbart scours the land in the shape of a great bird of prey. His personal mission is to capture woman who arouse his wrath and inspire his rage for v
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Dancing Rotors: A History of US Military Helicopter Precision Flight Demonstration Teams

Harry E Gilliand

4.0
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Elecopter

Michael Slack

4.0
Fly along with Elecopter as she soars above the savannah, patrolling the skies with her fire-hose nose at the ready. The other animals are safe with Elecopter on the scene—Elecopter is a hero for all! Preschoolers are in for a treat in this chant-along companion to Monkey Truck.
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1500 Feet Over Vietnam: A Marine Helicopter Pilot's Diary

Bruce R Lake

4.0
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The Cat Who Saw Stars (Cat Who... #21)

Lilian Jackson Braun

4.0
an alternate cover edition can be found here

UFOs in Mooseville? Rumors abound that a missing backpacker has been abducted, and it looks like Jim Qwilleran's sedate summer may be interrupted by an investigation -- with the help of his own little aliens, Koko and Yum Yum. And when the backpacker's body turns up -- and transplanted Floridian Owen Bowen is found dead soon afterward -- the search for i
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Russia's Warplanes, Volume 1: Russian-made Military Aircraft and Helicopters Today

Piotr Butowski

4.0
Russia’s Warplanes is set to become the standard reference work on the subject. Written by an acknowledged expert in the field, this will serve as an exhaustive directory of the latest products of Russia’s military aviation industry. As well as outlining aircraft that currently equip the various Russian air arms, the first of two volumes also takes into account aircraft developed for and fielded b
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How Do Helicopters Work?

Jennifer Boothroyd

4.0
Helicopters can take off from almost anywhere and change directions quickly. They can even hover. But how do they stay in the air? And how do pilots control these special aircraft? Read this book to find out!
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Fatal Traps for Helicopter Pilots

Greg Whyte

4.0
Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.




Acquire the Life-Saving Skills Needed to Eliminate or Reduce Most Helicopter Accidents

A vital resource for pilots, helicopter enthusiasts, and aircraft maintenance technicians, Fatal Traps for Helicopter Pilots
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Cleared Hot!: A Marine Combat Pilot's Vietnam Diary

Col. Bob Stoffey

4.0
Daring missions. Dangerous rescues. Deadly accuracy.

Many pilots never made it out of 'Nam. This one did. Highly decorated Col. Bob Stoffey-- a Marine Corps pilot for over twenty-five years, who served multiple tours in Vietnam-- has seen and done it all. Cleared Hot! is his story-- a fast-paced, high-casualty flight into heart-stopping danger.

Full of vivid detail, this combat diary uncovers the re
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Life Inside the Dead Man’s Curve: The Chronicles of a Public-Safety Helicopter Pilot

Kevin McDonald and Captain George Galdorisi USN (RET)

4.0
Travis County STAR Flight, in Austin, Texas, is recognized as one of the premier public-safety helicopter programs in the United States. Life Inside the Dead Man’s Curve is a firsthand account of the tragedy and triumph witnessed by STAR Flight crews as they respond to a myriad of emergencies, everything from traumatic injuries to rescues―and more. The author, Kevin McDonald, recounts how he turne
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They Called It Naked Fanny: Helicopter Rescue Missions During the Early Years of the Vietnam War

Scott Harrington

4.0
During the early years of the Vietnam War, several small cadres of men served their country and their fellow comrades-in-arms from a remote airbase cut out of the jungles of northeast Thailand. The base was named Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base, but the men assigned there had a special name for it: “Naked Fanny.”

Initially they were assigned to rescue military pilots shot down over Laos or